Garden Mystery

OK, all you gardeners out there--I have a question for you.  Have you ever had a flowering plant that only produced seed heads with no petals?  This purple coneflower produced regular, petaled flowers last year, but this year about three-quarters of the plant is producing flowers with no petals.  The flowers that actually have petals are sort of deformed looking.

I've never had this happen before.  Have you?   

Comments

[missmellifluous]

Weird! But they still look very pretty! I'd like a vase full of seed heads.

[Sally S.]

The weather patterns have been strange this year,and the lady at the nursery where I bought my flowers said everything is "growing differently" this year.

[Jodi]

I have the same thing happening plant by plant this year. It seems to be traveling across the garden. You are the only other person I have come across that has this issue. I was told it might be a blight, but other than that I have received no other info. I hope they are ok!!